Patient Rights and Ethics

Overview

4.5 out of 5 (105 Reviews)

Credits

2.00

Post Assessment Questions

8

Start Date

1 Sep 2023

Last Review Date

6 May 2024

Expiration Date

31 Aug 2026

Estimated Time To Finish

120 Minutes


 
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Activity Description

Patient rights are a subset of human rights. The concept of human rights refers to minimum standards for the ways persons can expect to be treated by others. The concept of ethics refers to customary standards for the ways persons should treat others. As such, rights and ethics are in some sense 'flip sides of the same coin,' with 1 or more ethical principles justifying every right. As ethics change over time, so do rights. A right occurs when an organization that has the authority to enforce an ethical standard actually enforces it. 

This activity discusses, on an introductory level, ethical principles that translate into patient rights, patient rights currently enforced in the United States, with some comparisons to past rights and rights in other countries, and a history of how these rights came to be. Participants will gain insights into the role of healthcare professionals as advocates for patients' rights and will enhance their application of patients' rights and ethical practices in clinical practice.


Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of physicians, physician associates, nurses, pharmacists, nurse practitioners, dentists, and social workers.

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this activity, the learner will be better able to:

  • Identify the most frequent ethical principles that apply to healthcare.

  • Interpret the historical record of how philosophical views have escalated human rights and how those rights relate to healthcare.

  • Differentiate instances in which American lawmakers and policymakers have declined to establish patient rights and how those decisions differ from decisions made in other developed countries.

  • Assess how patient rights affect decisions made by different types of clinicians in their function as an interprofessional healthcare team.

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Continuing Education Accreditation Information

In support of improving patient care, StatPearls, LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.


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  3. Study the educational content of the enduring material.
  4. Choose the best answer to each activity test question. To receive credit and a certificate, you must pass the test questions with a minimum score of 100%.
  5. Complete the post-activity assessment survey.

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